Ruling on taking money to buy perfumes and sell them
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I do not work, so one of the brothers offered me a sum of money. Is it permissible for me to take it, buy perfumes with it, and sell them?
The Shaykh:
Buy with it.
The questioner:
Perfumes and sell them.
The Shaykh:
Did he give it to you as a gift, or did he give it to you as a profit-sharing partnership (mudarabah) in which you sell and buy? It is all permissible. If he gave it to you as a gift and helped you, may Allah reward him with good; you may dispose of it as you see fit for your interests. But if he gave it to you as a profit-sharing partnership in which you sell and buy for a share of the profit, or if he gave it to you as a loan, lending you money to sell and buy with, there is nothing wrong with that; this is an act of kindness.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I do not work, so one of the brothers offered me a sum of money. Is it permissible for me to take it, buy perfumes with it, and sell them?
The Shaykh:
Buy with it.
The questioner:
Perfumes and sell them.
The Shaykh:
Did he give it to you as a gift, or did he give it to you as a profit-sharing partnership (mudarabah) in which you sell and buy? It is all permissible. If he gave it to you as a gift and helped you, may Allah reward him with good; you may dispose of it as you see fit for your interests. But if he gave it to you as a profit-sharing partnership in which you sell and buy for a share of the profit, or if he gave it to you as a loan, lending you money to sell and buy with, there is nothing wrong with that; this is an act of kindness.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:06:34)
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